Week 16
Final
NE
DEN1Q 05:20
0 - 7
J. Williams 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 1 yd
after contact
2Q 13:33
3 - 7
C. Ryland 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
3Q 09:54
9 - 7
E. Elliott 15-yard TD catch from B. Zappe.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2nd & 10 16 yd
after catch 12 yd
after contact
3Q 01:41
16 - 7
M. Gesicki 11-yard TD catch from B. Zappe.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 9
3Q 01:34
23 - 7
C. Davis 1-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
0th & undefined
4Q 08:39
23 - 15
L. Krull 3-yard TD catch from R. Wilson.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
3rd & 1
4Q 02:59
23 - 23
B. Johnson 21-yard TD catch from R. Wilson.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
3rd & 4 12 yd
after catch 12 yd
after contact
4Q 00:07
26 - 23
C. Ryland 56-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
Top Performers
Pass Yds
256
Zappe
NE
Rush Yds
37
McLaughlin
DEN
Rec Yds
74
Douglas
NE
Scrim TD
1
Elliott
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2023 AFC East
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Chargers Game Summary
The Denver Broncos couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 26 to 23, on December 24.
Game Info
December 25, 2023
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, Colorado
28°
9 mph SW
Carl Cheffers #51, Tom Eaton #87, Nathan Jones #33, Martin Hankins #133, Eugene Hall #103, Brandon Cruse #22, Kevin Brown #0, Mike Carr #63
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Zappe #4 | 25/33 | 256 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 2-26 | 117.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wilson #3 | 25/37 | 238 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 5-45 | 103.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Elliott #15 | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
K. Harris #36 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. Thornton #11 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Zappe #4 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McLaughlin #38 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
J. Williams #33 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 1 | 9 |
R. Wilson #3 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
S. Perine #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Burton #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Douglas #3 | 5/8 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 41 |
D. Parker #11 | 4/5 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 30 |
E. Elliott #15 | 9/11 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 |
J. Reagor #89 | 2/2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
P. Brown #86 | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 2/2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 |
T. Thornton #11 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 3/4 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 47 |
B. Johnson #89 | 3/5 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 21 |
J. Jeudy #3 | 3/5 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 16 |
J. McLaughlin #38 | 4/5 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
L. Krull #85 | 4/5 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
S. Perine #34 | 4/5 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Burton #20 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Sutton #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Trautman #82 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 3/3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Zappe #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. Schooler #41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Pharms Jr. #98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Davis #38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Wilson #3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
J. Williams #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D.J. Jones #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Q. Meinerz #77 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bentley #8 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Barmore #90 | 8-5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Mills #35 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bryant #27 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wise Jr. #91 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dugger #23 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tavai #48 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Wilson Sr. #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Wade #26 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. White #99 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mapu #15 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Godchaux #92 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jennings #33 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Uche #55 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Brown #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Elliss #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baringer #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Austin #28 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Guy #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Singleton #49 | 12-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P.J. Locke #6 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Surtain II #2 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Simmons #31 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Jones #93 | 4-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Cooper #0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jewell #47 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Allen #99 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sanders #41 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Purcell #98 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Niemann #51 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Perkins #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Browning #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Henningsen #91 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Burton #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Moreau #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strnad #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Turner-Yell #32 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ryland #38 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 8 | 56 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Lutz #3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #17 | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 53 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Dixon #9 | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Manhertz #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #27 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Zappe #4 | 25/33 | 256 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 2-26 | 117.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Elliott #15 | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
K. Harris #36 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. Thornton #11 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Zappe #4 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Douglas #3 | 5/8 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 41 |
D. Parker #11 | 4/5 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 30 |
E. Elliott #15 | 9/11 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 |
J. Reagor #89 | 2/2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
P. Brown #86 | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 2/2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 |
T. Thornton #11 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Zappe #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. Schooler #41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Pharms Jr. #98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Davis #38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bentley #8 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Barmore #90 | 8-5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Mills #35 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bryant #27 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wise Jr. #91 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dugger #23 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tavai #48 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Wilson Sr. #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Wade #26 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. White #99 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mapu #15 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Godchaux #92 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jennings #33 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Uche #55 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Brown #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Elliss #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baringer #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Austin #28 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Guy #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ryland #38 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 8 | 56 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #17 | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #27 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wilson #3 | 25/37 | 238 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 5-45 | 103.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McLaughlin #38 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
J. Williams #33 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 1 | 9 |
R. Wilson #3 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
S. Perine #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Burton #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 3/4 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 47 |
B. Johnson #89 | 3/5 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 21 |
J. Jeudy #3 | 3/5 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 16 |
J. McLaughlin #38 | 4/5 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
L. Krull #85 | 4/5 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
S. Perine #34 | 4/5 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Burton #20 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Sutton #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Trautman #82 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 3/3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Wilson #3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
J. Williams #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D.J. Jones #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Q. Meinerz #77 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Singleton #49 | 12-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P.J. Locke #6 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Surtain II #2 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Simmons #31 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Jones #93 | 4-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Cooper #0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jewell #47 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Allen #99 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sanders #41 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Purcell #98 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Niemann #51 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Perkins #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Browning #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Henningsen #91 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Burton #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Moreau #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strnad #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Turner-Yell #32 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Lutz #3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Dixon #9 | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Manhertz #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mims Jr. #19 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 52 | 0 |
Fumble
1 play,
-16 yd,
00:070-0
Downs
4 plays,
5 yd,
01:350-0
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:310-0
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:320-0
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:140-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
25 yd,
02:460-7
Field Goal
13 plays,
61 yd,
06:453-7
Fumble
4 plays,
36 yd,
02:033-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:063-7
Punt
8 plays,
37 yd,
06:023-7
Missed FG
7 plays,
44 yd,
02:463-7
Missed FG
5 plays,
24 yd,
00:333-7
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
02:163-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
70 yd,
02:569-7
Punt
4 plays,
5 yd,
02:089-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:369-7
Punt
3 plays,
-12 yd,
01:369-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
52 yd,
02:5416-7
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:0623-7
Punt
3 plays,
-6 yd,
01:3723-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:4023-7
Touchdown
9 plays,
83 yd,
04:3823-15
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:0023-15
Touchdown
11 plays,
88 yd,
03:4023-23
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:1123-23
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
00:4423-23
Field Goal
7 plays,
43 yd,
00:5626-23
End of Game
1 play,
0 yd,
00:0226-23
289
Total Yds
276
230
Pass Yds
193
59
Rush Yds
83
14
Total Drives
14
56
Total Plays
65
5.2
Yards Per Play
4.2
6.6
Yards Per Pass
4.6
2.8
Yards Per Rush
3.6
28:42
Possession
31:18
16
Biggest Lead
7
12
1st Downs
19
11
Passing 1st Downs
10
1
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/13
3rd Down
4/13
0/0
4th Down
1/2
2/3
Red Zone
2/3
7
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
2
3
Penalties
2
5.0
Sacks
2.0
8
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
0
